Developing a Limerick City AES ICT Strategy 05/28/2022
Jun 24, 2015
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Developing a Limerick City AES ICT Strategy
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Scanning the Environment◦A snapshot of the external environment Technology Trends Adult Learning Trends
◦A snapshot of the internal environment A changing Service Staff Consultation
Initial brainstorming exercise Agreeing the Process
A Strategy /A Plan /A framework ....
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From To
External Environment Technology Trends
BigLocalFixed
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Mobility Cloud ComputingSoftware as a serviceVirtualisationSocial Media
Predicted Key Trends in 2011 +The continued growth and movement towards
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From ToWeb 1.0 Web 2.0 Web 3.0
Read Only Read/Write Intelligent WebSemantic WebGlobal Mapping of everybody and how they are connected
Privacy ?
External Environment Technology Trends
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From To
Learning Trends
One Size Fits AllFormal Informal &
Personalised/Self-Managed/Independent
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communication in the mother tongue communication in foreign languages mathematical competence and basic competences in science
and technology digital competence learning to learn social and civic competences. sense of initiative and entrepreneurship cultural awareness and expression
Increasing Focus on technologyEu - Eight key competences
ACT: Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 18 December 2006, on key competences for lifelong learning
Learning Trends
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Independent self managed learners Creativity Design Innovation ICT/Digital skillsAim to increase employment in High Tech sector from
6.2 % of workers to 10.7 % or workers by 2020 (Innovation Task Force Report 2010)
Future Skills Needs
Learning Trends
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Charting a Changing Adult Education ServiceSome Key Milestones
AUP
2000 2005
Broadband
Blended Learning Initiative
Technology in PartnershipResearch, Techfast,
Technology Fair, Planning, Kiosks, Surf to Learn,
SimpleIT, Learnlocal Moodle
Campus AgreementMIS
Focus on
StaffDev.
2010
AES ICT Plan
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A Hardware snapshot 203 PCs Represents a ratio of ◦ 2.5: 1 full-time learners ◦ 25:1 part-time learners
18 Laptops, 56 printers and 38 other peripheral devices
Broadband generally 12 mb services
Internal Environment
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Website
Over 1.3 million hits in year (trending to 2.1 million)
1 million page views (trending to 1.6 million)
9,000 unique visitors (trending to 46,000)
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Staff Consultation – Key resultsGenerally a very Positive disposition towards the use of Technology
Issues identified (concerns)
•Access to Resources •Time consuming•Need for staff development •Perceived Relevance in some subject areas
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Limerick City Adult Education Service will be widely recognised for the excellence of its provision for adults returning to education
How can technology play a role in helping us to achieve the AES vision and/or your programme vision/goals
Technology can help us to achieve our vision by .............
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Not a ‘NEW PLAN’ Suggested Approach◦ Combination of facilitated meetings and a planning Blog◦ Staff and Learners Consultations locally ??◦Aim to develop a document outlining how technology will
support us to deliver AES Strategy and an◦Annual Action Plan with targets for 2011◦Build in review Mechanism
The Planning Process